industrialization and urbanization will have a frog-leap development. now the chinese economy turning it from a speed-face growth to quality-face growth and we are moving from an export driven economy into an economy driven by expanded consumption and domestic demand. we call this a new -- for everybody provide healthy growth that strengthens confidence. thank you. and now, i would like to remind from the people daily of china to raise questions. >> thank you. i have a question to seek guidance. some people in america believe

that china's growth might challenge the u.s. leading position in world. my question for president xi, what is your view of current united states and china current policy, thank you? >> thank you. in my view the u.s. in economic, military has remarkable strength and other countries in the world are developing. still u.s. incompared advantages. today an area of globalization where countries are interdependent of each other. people should move ahead with the time and establish a new

concept of peaceful development and cooperation. if china develops well, it would benefit the whole world and the united states. if the u.s. develops well. it will also benefit the world and china. china's policy towards the u.s. is consistent and transparent as the worlds biggest developing country and as the world two biggest economist our -- economy ies and our both sides also have certain differences, but common interest outweigh those differences. it's my sincere hope that will proceed, make joint efforts to build a new model and realize nonconflict, nonconfrontation,

mutual respect. that should serve as a direction. china is the current international systems contributor and developer and participant and willing to work with all other countries to firmly defend the fruits of victory of the second world war and the the national system, centered in the un. china has raised initiative and propose to propose the aiib, et cetera, and realize common development. the initiatives are open and in certain interest of the u.s. and other countries. thank you.

>> the chinese president's visit continues tonight with a state dinner at the white house. among those sitting at the head table with the obamas and president jinping and his wife, jeffrey and mark zuckenberg. the chief discussed in agreement not to conduct cyber theft from one another. there was an early morning can he ceremony complete with band music and salute.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ ♪ ♪

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[inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the people's repup lick of >> republic of china followed by the national anthem of the united states. >> present! forward. present.

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order! [inaudible] >> good morning. [speaking chinese] >> president xi, members of the

chinese delegation, on behalf of michelle and myself welcome to the white house. on behalf of the american people, welcome to the united states. [speaking chinese] >> more than two centuries americans and chinese have treaded together. chinese immigrant help built railroads. this visit reflects cooperation between our two great peoples.

[speaking chinese] >> this is also an opportunity for michelle and me to reciprocate, michelle and my daughters and my mother-in-law were warmly welcomed as they traveled across the country when i state a state visit to beijing. i'm told that news about mish isle's trip got one billion views online. president xi, i believe that we are boast accost --

[speaking chinese] >> as i said many times, the united states welcomes the rise of a china that is stable, prosperous and peaceful because that benefits all. i work together to increase trade, boost the global economy, fight climate change and prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, show that is when the

united states and china work together it makes the nation and the world more prosperous and more secure. [speaking chinese] >> even as our nation's cooperate, i believe, and i know that you agree that we mustards our -- must address our differences candidly t united -- the united states will speak out

on fundamental truths, when disputes are resolved peacefully and the universal human rights of all people are held. [speaking chinese] >> during our multiple visits together i believe that we have made significant progress and

enhancing and understanding our two nations and laying the foundation for continued cooperation. [speaking chinese] >> president xi you have spoken of your vision of china's peaceful development. you said that there were wide areas where our two nations need to and can cooperate with each other and i fully agree. [speaking chinese] >> in fact, i believe that our

two great nations have unmatched ability to shape the course of the century ahead. president xi, madame, fung, members of the chinese delegation with the spirit and the eyes with the hopes upon us welcome to the united states of america. [speaking chinese] [applause]

[speaking chinese] >> president obama, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, in the golden season my wife and i are very pleased to come to the beautiful of washington, d.c. [speaking chinese]

>> at the outset i wish to thank you, mr. president, for your kind invitation and gracious of hospitality, i also wish to convey to the american people the warm regards and the best wishes of over 1.3 billion chinese people. [speaking chinese] >> china and the united states are both great nations. the chinese and the american people are two great people. since we established diplomatic relations 36 years, china-u.s. relations are forged ahead despite twist and turns and have

made historic advances. [speaking chinese] >> at our meeting in summer of 2013 president obama and i made the strategic decision of building a new model of major country relations, more than two years have past and we have made important progress in various areas of exchange and cooperation. this has been welcomed by people of our two countries and the world at large. [speaking chinese]

>> working together china and the united states can make a greater impact than our individual efforts. to grow our relationship under the new conditions, we must adapt to the changing times and seize the positive momentum. i come to the united states this time to promote peace and advance cooperation. we would like to work with the u.s. to make great advances in our relationship and deliver more benefits to people of our

two countries and the whole world. [speaking chinese] >> we must uphold the right direction of building a new model of major country relations, make sure our relationship is defined by peace, respect and cooperation and see to it that it keeps moving forward on the sound track of steady growth. [speaking chinese] >> we must enhance strategic trust and a mutual

understanding, respect each other's interest and concerns, be broad minded about our differences and disagreements and to strengthen our people' confidence. [speaking chinese] >> we must pursue win-win cooperations and improve the well-being of people around two countries and the world through concrete actions and outcomes of cooperation. [speaking chinese]

>> we must enhance friendship and promote interactions between our people, encourage to meet each other half way and cement the social foundation of china-u.s. relation. [speaking chinese] >> we must promote well peace and devotement, improve coordination in major international issues and make efforts to address global challenges and the work with other nations to build a better world. [speaking chinese]

>> 30 years ago during my first visit to the united states i was hosted by an american family in iowa, my hopes were so warm, sincere and friendly, we had

conversations and hugged tightly when we had to say good-bye. to this day, those moments are still fresh in my memory. three years ago i went back and had a reunion with my old friends there. they said to me, friendship is a big business. from these old friends and many american friends, i can feel firsthand the friendship with chinese and american people and gives me confidence about the future of our relations. [speaking chinese] .

>> mr. president and mrs. obama, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, success comes with dedicated efforts. china-u.s. relations have reached a new starting point in the 21st century. for further growth of our rebellings we have no -- relations we have no choice but to seek win-win and let us hope for new u.s.-china relations. [applause] >> order!

right shoulder up! ready. >> mr. president, this concludes the ceremony. ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> the chinese president visit to washington continues tonight with a state dinner underway at the white house. they are feasting on lobster with entertainment with grammy winner ni yo. [inaudible]

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time. i went back to the office and called him up, mr. mayor, i've been to club 55. don't you realize that people are watching what you are doing, you sit there all the time to watch naked dancing girls. there was a pause on the phone and he said, it's nice, isn't it. >> washington reporter on the political corruption in dc, maryland and virginia. >> 44 attorneys general from around the country signed a letter saying they agreed with governor to what he did was politics not bribery and that these guests, he should have reported the gifts. $15,000 for a child's wedding, 70,000-dollar loan. problem was that he had been considered potentially a vice president candidate and went over his head when he got in the government's

office. this is a case when you are a public figure and you let your messy private life combine together. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> boehner is stepping down and resigningsigning from congress effective october 30th. speaker boehner explains why he

is leaving and the turmoil was damages congress. >> the prolonged leadership turmoil would do harm to the institution. so this morning i informed my colleagues that i would resign from the speakership and congress at the end of october. now, as you often know, let me say this isn't about me. it's about the people, it's about the institution. just yesterday we witnessed the awesome sight of pope francis addressing the greatest legislative body in the world, and i hope that we will all live by the golden rule. last night i started thinking about this and this morning i woke up and i said my prayers as i always do and i decided, you know, today i'm going to do this, as simple as that. if you do the right things for the right reasons, the right

things will happen. and i know and i'm proud of what we established and specially of my time. i've been in my 25 year here. i put a staff together and a team together. and without a great staff, you can't be a great member and you certainly can't be a great speaker. >> john boehner's announcement highlights the split between conservatives and modern republicans. some have been fed up with boehner for failure to advance the agenda including the issue of abortion and defunding planned parenthood. senator john mccain talks about to defend the right to life and military against isis.

we'll hear from the yeardz -- arizona republican next. including senator marco rubio who got a standing innovation. >> good morning, thank you very much. i want to thank you for being here. i know many of you went through a lot of trouble to get here specially with the communist leader staying in the hotel across the street. we are getting a little taste of what it is to live in china. we are grateful that you are here because your voice will be heard across america. we gather here at time when threats to faith and family and freedoms have probably never been greater since the founding of our nation. we face enemies within and

enemies without. in fact, our enemies within are aiding the enemies without. and what you are doing here this weekend is preserving those freedoms that are so dear and precious to us americans and essential to this great country. in short, the way we keep our freedom is that we use those freedoms. and i want to use one of the freedoms i believe is under the greatest assault under president barack obama and his administration and that is our religious freedom. and i want to start this morning and open this summit by reading a portion of scripture. it is america and i refuse to give up my right to practice my

religious freedom in public. [applause] >> i will give up my life before i give up that freedom. someone says praise the the lord. while i live, i will praise the lord. i will sing praises to my god while i have my being. do not put your trust nor in a son of man, his spirit departs, returns to the earth in that very day his plans per -- parish. happy is he who has made heaven and the earth. the time for being a spectator, my friends, is over. it is time for all god voters to

take a stand for our faith and for our freedom and i ask you will you join me in standing for our freedom. [cheers and applause] >> now, it's time for every american to come to the aide of their country. there is a great misconception that has been voiced upon this country that religious liberty is simply the liberty to pick theture that -- the church you want to attend. my friends, nothing could be further from the truth. now is not the time to shrink back into silence, nor the time to be intimidated by the intolerance voices of the left.

now is the time to stand bodily and courageously for it is the truth that makes free. [applause] >> as we begin this summit this morning, i want to remind you of what has become i believe prophetic words that were spoken by president ronald regan. he said without god there's no virtue because there's no prompting of the conscious. without god, tells us what the census perceive. without god, democracy will not and cannot long endure. if we ever forget that we are one nation under god, then we will be a nation gone under. my friends, fellow values,

voters, patriots, americans, we must not let that happen on our watch. [applause] >> it is now my privilege to introduce our first speaker, senator john mccain, a 22-year career naval pilot, he has worked tirelessly to defend religious liberty, and i will say this, i know it because i have worked with him and he has made religious liberty a top priority as he chairman of armed services committee. he was the republican nominee for president in 2008. and i will tell you that i told him he and i don't agree on everything, but then again i'm a baptist and don't agree with

myself on everything. [laughter] >> this i can say with confidence, had he won the 2008 presidential election, we would not be arming our enemies with nuclear weapons nor would our military have become laboratory for social experimentation. elections have consequences, my friends and we must not repeat the mistake that america made in 2008. [applause] >> i want to ask you to do me a favor. i want to ask you to join me in giving a warm voter welcome to my friend senator john mccain of arizona. ♪ ♪

♪ >> thank you, thank you, to my friends and tony perkins and general jerry. i would like to thank kathy for the great work do to promoting our shared values. indeed, thank you all, thank you all for the opportunity to speak with you about some of our shared concerns in the world. i know you have a lot going on today, you're going to hear from many important speakers including a number of candidates for president of the united states. i'm a warm up for marco rubio and lindsey graham, probably isn't your first priority. by the way, after i lost, i

slept like a baby. [laughter] >> sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours and wake up and cry. [laughter] >> so i mean it sincerely when i say thank you for your courtesy and privilege to addressing a subject close to my heart, too much injustice, too much violence, too much suffering with too much evil. that's a rather dark introduction remarks. on the contrary it's in the american character to see the good in things, see the glass half full, we must see plainly and fully with threats to our values in order to defeat them, but considering remarkable global advances and our values

have made in our lifetime alone, we should have confidence in continuing power and progress. i've always believed no matter how long it takes, the righteous will prevail. those who terrorize and persecute and destroy can be overcome with moral and physical courage. we are on the right side of history and we have been since our founding fathers for a government that existed not to preserve of regime or a class to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. it's also important that our dig dignity is not limited to our own society. we believe our political values to be universal. we believe that the dignity of

all human life should be recognized and supported through shared, respect and responsibilities. my friends, i've had differences of opinion over the years with former president jimmy carter who is in our prayers, but he was never more right or wiser than when he observed that america didn't invent human rights, human rights invented america. and our conviction that they are the birthright of all mankind. we can manage to retain our freedoms while other populations are denied them, but not the sense of virtue that we refer to american exceptionalism. that made our revolution a moral as well as a political and military crusade.

relink -- the older we get, the more we realize that the pursuit of happiness is so much more than the experience of pleasure. it requires us to serve causes greater than self-interest, causes that might encompass us but are not defined by our existence alone. i believe the same holds true for the conduct of nations as well as individuals, and no cause is greater than defending human dignity wherever it is threatened, at home or abroad. that might seem obvious when it comes to terrorist who behead innocent victims in front of cameras and murder us in our own

country, but what is less obvious is that confronting evil is a much broader responsibility than killing terrorists who are trying to kill us. ..

if they do not act to support those dignity is under assault because of their faith. in countries around the world, human beings are imprisoned and worse for the crime of worshiping god in their own way. in some places that is happening in the direction with government. the united states should be first among all nations to renounce religious persecution and all of its forms and locations even when it takes place with nations with whom we

have complicated relations. [applause]. of course, nowhere has religious persecution been more brutal than the persecution of christians in the middle east and north africa at the hands of isis and other terrorist organizations. whole christian communities are being brutalized, murdered, driven from their homes being destroyed where the faith was first worn in the face of humanity. neither the the administration, the government of europe, or other allies by affective responses. promoting religious freedom should be in the forefront of our counterterrorism efforts. it should be central to our

development program in the region and in the effort to build alliances who will up pose islamic ideologies. tony perkins and i wrote an op-ed and i ask your indulgence for the in one of the things politicians are doing. one of of the things politicians must love to do, quote ourselves. we wrote, america support for religious liberty sends an unmistakable message to communities around the world. america is your friend. during goodwill tour country among those who are leading their nations in the years ahead. it reminds all observers, friendly, friendly or hostile that the u.s. remains committed to a world where justice and human dignity are central to governance. triumphant of rights, we proclaim in the declaration of

independence and encompass all other human rights. the right to life is the most sacred of all. [applause]. no other rights exist without it, obviously. naturally then, our greatest moral obligation is to oppose the taking of innocent life. it is that paramount obligation that instructs our obligation. i know many americans believe that a child is not a human life until it is born. they are wrong. we have a moral obligation to say so and defend the right to life of the most innocent. [applause].

country to conventional washington wisdom, public support is growing and continuous more americans are exposed to the cruelest realities of abortion and the apparent indifference is suffering and loss of life exhibited by some leading abortion advocates. opportunities to restrict abortion should improve, not as quickly as we want or as much, but i have to believe that america's sense of justice will prepare eventually. senator lindsey graham, one of the warm-up act and senator rubio, senator graham introduced a band on a person by the time the child in the womb can feel pain. i know restricting abortions is not the patient but it is progress. fewer unborn children will perish. senate democrats blocked it from coming to about the other day. that is frustrating.

it will not be the final word. [applause]. we will be back again for as long as it takes until a compassionate and sincere measure receives the vote, and hopefully we'll have a pro-life white white house to work with soon. [applause]. depending innocent life should be a high priority and form policy. yet time and again the free world is slow or inadequate in our responses to attempted genocide's and the unfree world. we we were slow in cambodia, rwanda, sudan and elsewhere, we were on affect full and excludes mass murder on the scale of

genocide and use of chemical weapons. starving in in distant people, the most brutal dehumanized arm of terrorism we have yet witness. all because of a form policy by the president of the united states. [applause]. in response to all of this violence and suffering and dangers opposes to security in the middle east in our own security, the u.s. government has managed to periodically bombed isis targets. train aboutalf a dozen moderate syrian resistance fighters, meanwhile meanwhile isis and other terrorist organizations, as well as russia and iran continue to strengthen their position and that utterly destroyed country. instability this is causing an always dangerous middle east is enormous and worsening. add to that instability the fact that we have concluded an agreement with iran that will not prevent

it from eventually acquiring nuclear weapons but will pour billions of dollars in weapons, a regime that has killed hundreds of americans remains an attack about enemy of the united states and is also the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the world. [applause]. in pursuit of regional, while under the full pressure of international sanctions iran has extended its intervention in lebanon, syria, iraq, yemen, gaza, bahrain, and elsewhere. imagine what the revolutionary guard who will be further entrenched in power by this agreement will do with a windfall sanctions really. iran will provide more arms and more supplies to theirs terrace practice in the region and more

support for tyrants like aside whose claim to power has destroyed his nation and has provided opportunities for expansion for isis. despite the assurances to the contrary, officials did not restrict their negotiating sessions with iran to its nuclear program. they made made major concessions on iran's conventional weapons and ballistic missile programs. they agreed to lift the national arms embargo. russia, china, and others eager to provide tehran with advanced capabilities it desires will likely ignore any american concerns or protest as they routinely do today on many other issues. in eight years, the ban on ballistic missiles will be lifted allowing them to obtain weapons while under the arms of

the agreement it is permitted to remain at nuclear threshold state. we are allowing middle east to become drastically more dangerous while squandering our influence their which was already at a low level thanks to the administration's policies and failures to act in response to other crisis in the region. israel and other friends will face imminent threat in iran's power and influence in the middle east will greater than any other regional player, should it acquire ballistic missiles and race to develop nuclear warheads. other powers in the return are going to standby for the the next few years and watch this threat develop. they will do what they have to do. they are respected of u.s. wishes, nuclear arms race will

likely ensue in the most volatile region on earth. we put the lives of american soldiers at greater risk by allowing iran to develop advanced military arsenal, our concessions have greatly increased probable cost of the military response to iran's violation. many pundits have hailed the agreement, the democrats democrats obstruction of a vote in congress disapproving it is a great accomplishment for the president. this might sound funny coming from me, i sincerely hope they are right. i hope this agreement proves to be a great success in the judgment of history. that will mean that means our worst fears are not realize. i am worried they will be. the situation in the middle east will be made worse as a nuclear arms race is added to the usual violence and instability there. terrorist terrace networks become stronger, better funded and more effective. one of our best and most important allies, israel

confronts a threat that compels it to make it a very hard, dangerous decision without the reliable source and support of the united states. i'm pretty sure, considering the nature and past behavior of the iranian regime that history will judge this agreement and policy towards iran a catastrophe. i would be thrilled, and relieved to be proved wrong. there are times of the natural optimism of america is challenged by exposure to inhumanity we can barely comprehend. for most of us, slavery is something we thought was eradicated in the 19th century. human trafficking, trafficking, slavery by another name is thriving in the world today not in just in the dark

corners of asia or other parts of third world. it is happening into europe, united states. each year hundreds of thousands of victims, mainly women and children are sold into bondage and transported across international borders, places where they are truly, wickedly abuse. my friends, human trafficking is an issue that should touch the hearts of all of us. i hope that you are best placed, and the best position to address this terrible thing that is growing, when you see the picture of the refugee camps, the young children that are having to be sold by their families in order to live. i remember being in a refugee camp in jordan where there is 175,000 people, a teacher was taking me around and she said see all these children here, they believe you americans have abandoned them. when they grow up they are going to take revenge on you. thanks to this form policy we are so in the wind and we will

reap, and men and women are going to be put in harm's way. we need a president of the united states who will lead, not from behind but from in front. [applause]. i will tell a brief story that some of you have heard before, many years ago when i was a guest of the vietnamese and their hanoi hilton as we like to describe it as, playing volleyball and enjoying their company, we once spent many years in conditions of solitary confinement for two or three to a cell. for some reason after four years

the vietnamese chased our treatment and put us into cells of 25 or 30 prisoners in each cell. it was a wonderful change as you can imagine. i had spent, at that time three years living by myself. one of the men who moved in this cell with us was a young man named mike christian, he came from a small town near selma, alabama. he came from an incredibly poor family, he joined the navy when he was 19. he became an officer and was a coke file it in the a6 aircraft that was shot down and captured sometime before i was. he had a keen appreciation for the benefits of serving a country in uniform. as part of the change in

treatment that took place, the vietnamese allowed some of us some packages from home which contain some articles, maybe some food may be some small articles of clothing. uniform that we were in prison was blue short sleeve shirt and trousers that look like pajama trousers. sandals were made out of rubber tires, i recommend them highly, one pair pair lasted me five and half years. [laughter] mike christian got a piece of white cloth and a piece of red cloth from these packages and made himself a bamboo needle. he sewed on the inside of his shirt the american flag. every evening before we would have our bowl of soup of on determine content, we would put mike's shirt on the wall of the cell and say pledge of allegiance. saying the pledge of

allegiance is obviously not the most important part of our day, although we certainly are privileged to do so. in that prison cell, saying that pledge of allegiance to the flag into our country was really the most important part of our day. vietnamese routinely search our cell, they came came in one day and surcharged vietnamese routinely search our cell, they came in one day and surcharged they found mike's crit shirt with the flag inside and called for him to come outside the cell, closed the door of the cell and beat him very badly for about 45 minutes, right outside the cell. they threw him inside. he was beaten very badly. the cell in which we lived had it concrete slab in which we slept and all lightbulb in each of the four corners of the room. i cleaned up mike as well as we could, i went down to lie down to go to sleep and i happen to look in the corner of the cell and underneath the lightbulb,

with his eyes almost shot from the bleeding he had received was a piece of bread and white cloth and his bamboo needle. he was sewing another american flag. he didn't do that because it made him feel better, he knew how important it was to pledge our allegiance to our plague in our country. here in washington from time to time, when i get when i get a little dispirited and downed, and disillusioned, i think of my christian. i think of all the wonderful people who have served our country and sacrificed for so many years, i am filled with gratitude and love. thank you. [applause].

♪ ♪ [applause]. >> thank you senator mccain. i'm late grateful for his leadership and friendship as well. i fail to do something, my actual official duty when i came up her this morning so i am back up here momentarily to conduct what i am responsible for, that is is to gavel open the 2015 summit. let me tell you, it is going to be a huge event. [applause]. so i now under the authority vested in me as the president of the research council, i gavel in the 2015 summit. [applause]. i'm going to take this with me unless the speakers wanted.

>> thank you tony. for you pastors out there you can all agree you can forget the gavel, you can forget an announcement but we must never forget the offering. our first presidential candidate is a cuban-american, native of florida. a graduate from the university of florida so he is a very proud gator. he was elected to the florida house of representatives in 2000, in 2000, in 2009 he ran for the u.s. senate against governor charlie crist and overcame eight double digit lead to win his senate seat. [applause]. he is the true american success party, a tea party favorite and a champion for values voters all over america and now he seeks

your vote to be the next president of the united states. please welcome senator marco rubio. [applause]. ♪ >> this thank you. thank you very much. four bottles of water here, isn't that a bit much? i'm very honored to be here with you today. it is exciting times for us in terms of the future of our country. we also face real opportunities and that is what i wanted to talk to you today. i want to announce policy initiatives today that we haven't discussed before you and i put it in writing and the good news is i finally was able to retrieve them for my e-mail system. so that's the good days. i'm happy to be here and all of you

motivated to participate. this is is important because we have always had this debate about what faith should have in your life. that's a silly debate. for starters, our country is founded on a spiritual principle. every human being has right that i've given to you by god, it was a revolutionary idea. [applause]. second, as a christian, i am taught from the earliest days of my life that i am supposed to model jesus christ, god who made man. that means i am supposed supposed to care for the less fortunate. that means i'm supposed to try to be humble. that their strength and weakness, that the meek shelton hair the earth. that my job is to care and love my fellow man because there is no a person that god did love.

people better hope that my faith influence the way we govern. the these are important values. unfortunately they are eroding in our country. i am honored to run for president. it is the next ordinary is next ordinary opportunity. one i am grateful for the blessing to be able to do. it has been over five months as we started the campaign. and every event that we do, i will meet someone or see something that reminds me of my parents, even here today. my father worked as a banquet bartender in rooms just like this. he did that job well into his 70s. many of you probably know this by now, both my parents were born on the island of cuba. it was a poor family and born into a society where their future largely depended on what their parents did. my mother was one of seven sisters who was born of a father who is disabled by polio as a child, he struggled his whole life to finding keep jobs that allowed him to provide for his children. my father had it even tougher, his his mother died when he was nine. the day after her funeral, at nine years of age, he had to go

work in the streets of havana with his father. he had to leave school and would never go back to school. he would work for the next 70 years of his life. after my parents were married in cuba they wanted something better for themselves and their children. in 1956 they came to america. the one place on earth where people like them had a chance. in their early use in america were not easy either, in time they found good jobs, my father my father worked as a bartender and my mother had all kinds of jobs. she was a cashier, a, a maid, a stock clerk at kmart, they earned enough money to buy a home and raise a family and retire with security. even though their jobs often required them to leave home before dawn and come back after bedtime, they were able to be there for the most important moments of their children's life. to provide pride needs and teaches the values we needed. when i tell that story i am often reminded people that i do

not come from privilege. the truth is, by privilege they mean wealth and power, that is true. i did not inherent any money from my parents. but, i nonetheless believe that i actually come from extraordinary privilege. i am a citizen, of the single greatest nation in all human history. [applause]. a nation that founded on the fundamental belief that every person has a god-given right to go as far as their talent and work will take them. a nation founded, a nation he says to us, that even the son of a bartender and a maid, the can have the same dream and opportunity as someone who is born into wealth and power. i was also privilege because i was raised with something that has been increasingly rare. i was raised in a stable home. by a mother and a father, a a man and a women who were married. [applause].

who love each other, who loved their children, who were who were in active present in their life and who raised us to believe that if we lived with the right value and faith in god there was nothing that we could not accomplish. today, that american dream is slipping out of reach for far too many. our economy has transformed since our parents times. it is very different from the 1i grew up inches rapid advances in technology have replaced all jobs with new ones, globalization has forced us into competition with dozens of other nations for jobs and innovation. yet while our economy is transforming, our government policies are not. we have a political class in this country that refuses to

toss out its old and outdated ways of thinking when it comes to our economy. the way of thinking that says we need guardians and government to protect us from ourselves, to help someone climb up the economic ladder we have to pull someone else down. that government, not the family is the most important institution in society. our outdated leaders feel to recognize the changes that will take to seize the promise of this new economy. as a result, that promises passing us by. today, businesses are dying faster than they are forming. the cost of cost of everyday life, soaring while wages remain the same. too many parents feel as if the longer and harder they work the further they and their children are falling behind. i want to be clear about something, even with our many challenges, america is still the best equipped nation on the planet to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of this new century. ask yourself this, is there any country on earth you would rather be in? is there is there any country you would trade places with? or here's another way to think

about it, when it was the last time you read about a boatload of american refugees arriving on the shores of another country? america is still special. recent years have proven that our exceptionalism is not self-sustaining. we did not become special by accident. we are not going to stay that way without effort. we are not going to stay that way i looking at the same leaders, the same ideas that have led us to this point. i believe the american people are looking for at this moment is clear, they are looking for leaders who understand the changes that have occurred in our economy, who understand understand the unique challenges that are facing are challenges in this century. and in a place that will offer clear alternatives for the future. the political class sees the sentiment and tries to make sense of it all. but they can't. never before, certainly in my

lifetime, has the political class of our country for the mainstream media that covers them for that matter, been more out of touch with the american people than they are right now. [applause]. look at the deal with iran. is basically just a series of concessions to an enemy of the united states. the american people realize how bad the deal is, they opposed opposed up by a two to one margin. yet mark washington still can't and won't stop it. issues like this are numerous, they are so big and consequential, their generational that people cannot help but ask, how can it be that we set the republican majority to congress and yet they're still not able to stop our country from sliding in the wrong direction? [applause]. we'll see how things progress.

just a few minutes ago speaker weiner announced that he will be resigning. [applause]. >> with all due respect to people who serving government it is important and with respect to him and who has served our country. i am not here today to bash anyone. the time has time has come to turn the page. time to allow a new generation of leadership to take over. [applause].

that extends to the white house and the presidency as well. [applause]. that is why after just four 1/2 years in years in the senate, i decided that i would run for president because i realize that none of the problems i got elected to solve are going to be solved if we keep promoting the same people to higher ranks within our government. here's the simple truth, to set a new precedent in washington we need a new president in washington. [applause]. we need a president who understands this economic transformation is the perfect chance to an brace and ramp bigger rate the economy not abandon it. president who will fight washington special interest in both parties, not be co-opted by them. who will. who will take clear and all

popular positions to confront the greatest threats to our nation. most of all, what we need is a president who on their first day in office will put the left hand on the bible and the right hand in the air, and promised to uphold the entire constitution including the right of religious liberties. [applause]. to uphold the entire constitution, including the right to bear arms, the god-given and inalienable right to life. [applause]. sadly it has been almost eight years since we had a president like that.

if i have the opportunity to serve in the highest office in the land, i promise you that i will live by that creed, i will live by that pledge. when i am pres. i will empower our people rather than our government. i will do that by recognizing that you cannot have a strong people without strong family. [applause]. the truth is that what happens in our house, in your house, and my house is more often than not just as important for the future of our country than what happens in the white house. too often, especially in recent years washington has tried to compete with the family rather than support it. in fact it has tried to redefine the family. it has persecuted and now prosecuted those who do not agree with the new direction though seek to take us. it has punished marriage, the foundation of family life by passing married couples more

than singles. it is made harder for parents to keep what they earn, it challenge the values of faith organization that have provided centuries of empowerment to our people. i have a plan to reform our government in a way that empowers families to thrive in the modern economy at a major component of this will be reforms to the family leap policy that i would like to do's for the first time today. i set a moment ago one of the reasons i'm so privileged is i was born with two parents who are married, they are able to be a constant presence in our lives. this was an extraordinary and enormous advantage to me growing up. that is why now as a parent, i struggle with i struggle with the demands of public life, the public like i have chosen. it pains me every time i have to miss a volleyball or poop football game, even though i know i am doing this for them. it is a problem that all of every parent in america faces today.

the reason it hurts as we note the greatest appearance can give their children is the time we spent together, the values only parents can teach. the encouragement only parents can offer. they cannot come via textures cell phone call sometimes. at least not completely. they have to come from time spent together. that is why one of the greatest threats to family today as they are too many americans that have to choose between being there for their children in times of great need or meeting the basic financial needs of the family. like so many fundamental problems, this one can be hard from the outdated policies of washington dc. our current law mandates employers offered 12 weeks of unpaid leave to workers of certain family and medical issues, like a new print child in need of care. an elderly parent with declining health or personal health crisis. this has proven insufficient. taking unpaid leave is simply not a viable financial option for many americans.

most of our current leaders, including hillary clinton, stick to this outdated way of thinking. they think the only way to solve the problem is the way we can solve every problem, raise taxes, grow government, raise taxes, grow government, place crippling requirements on private companies. i don't even tell anyone here why that wouldn't work. it's the same reason obama care has not work. our policy should help workers that cost them their jobs. i believe we can fix this problem by creatively applying our free enterprise principles in a way that encourages businesses to choose to offer more family paid leave. to do this, we should provide a limited 25%, non-refundable tax credit for any business that offers between four and 12 weeks of paid leave. for instance paid leave. for instance if you are offered $1600 for paid leave while you take care of your new work child, it would be the equivalent of $10 per hour, your employer can claim a tax credit for home dollars. this won't solve every scheduling conflict, no policy

can do that but it will ensure that our people don't have to sit behind the desk while their most profound moments of the light path passed them by. it would help our business expand and create new jobs. it allows it allows them to keep more of their money rather than wasted here in washington. we are fighting hard on this issue, i am glad to join senator in her efforts. our current president prefers not to sign legislation that is common sense. these efforts will likely do something that - doing so will be a step to reclaiming the american dream but it will only be one step. people cannot be concerned about family leave if they do not have a good paying job to take a leave from. we need our next president to recognize an important fact that no one in washington today seems to understand. politicians don't create jobs, the american people create jobs.

[applause]. we need a president and leaders at every level of government to stop lacing our faith in the government and start placing our governments faith in our people. by the end of our term we won't be talking that much about washington, we'll be too easy discussing the extraordinary achievements of everyday americans. by the year 2020, this is what i hope we'll be able to say. we made our business tax code globally competitive, we repealed and replaced obama care, [applause]. that we place a cap on regulation and made our country the best place in the world to create jobs. as a result, our people are creating thousands of businesses, millions of high-paying jobs and innovations are driving the progress of the world.

in the year 2020 we want to say that we reformed our higher education system. we made it more affordable, more assessable to every america and as a result our people are earning degrees that empower them to move from job that pays $10 an hour to jobs that pay $70000 a year. that millions are beginning to emerge from the shadows of student loan debt, high schoolers are graduating and entering good paying careers. in the year 2020i want to be able to say that we have secured our borders first, we have read formed our illegal immigration system. [applause]. people come to this country based on what they can contribute to our economy, on the the basis of whether they want to become an american not just living in america. that we have done what we needed to do to save social security and medicare without having to make changes for people currently on it. as a result of these changes are

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bracket cast from the values of voter summit. we will let you know that senator rubio told the attendees at the conference that it is time for new leadership in washington. talking of course of house speaker john boehner and his resignation, he released a statement after announcing to his republican colleagues that he is stepping down. part of his statement reading, it is my view that prolonged leadership and turmoil will do irreparable damage to the institution, to that and i will re-sign the speakership and my seat in congress on october 30. republican senator ted cruz of texas also talked about speaker banners resignation and his remarks at the value voter summit. he spoke for about 20 minutes. minutes. we'll take a look here. ♪ we could use them are like me and you ♪ ♪ where the stars & stripes ♪ on the ego flies

>> wow [applause]. god bless the value voter summit. [applause]. i have to ask, what are these things? is barack obama coming? let me say thank you to my friend, jim, what an incredible, powerful conservative. there is an ancient chinese curse, may you live in interesting times, these are interesting times. yesterday, pope francis was in washington, wonderful to welcome

him here. i have to say the press conference was a little awkward. every time the time the reporters address the question to the holiness, barack obama answered. [applause]. and then today, the president of china is in town. media all across the world are reporting on this historic meeting of the world's most powerful communist, and the president of china. [laughter] [applause]. how many of you have watched the republican debate? [applause]. how fantastic is it? that we have such an array of

young, charismatic, talented principal leaders stepping forward to lead this party, to lead this country. [applause]. what a contrast with the democrats. i am pretty sure the first democratic debate is going to consist of hillary clinton and the chipotle clerk. it is amazing to watch the democrats as they keep moving their debates, first was going to be august, that september, then october, they meisel october, they meisel just move it to 2017. [applause]. in a few months we may see the first presidential debate, how will that work? [applause]. if they can put an project the

rainbow on the white house, maybe maybe they can put bars on the windows. i will tell you they did actually plan to have an earlier democratic debate. the problem was the debate invitation was e-mailed to hillary. [applause]. i am so honored to be back with so many friends today. [applause]. i want to say, my friend tony the family research, so, does incredible work at the summit. [applause]. you want to talk about a strong,

principal conservative who scares the living daylights out of washington, but i have to tell you tony doesn't scare washington nearly as much as the men and women gathered in this ballroom do area [applause]. you want to know how much each of you terrify washington? yesterday john boehner was speaker of the house [applause]. you all come to town and somehow that all changes. [applause]. my only request is can you come are often? tony we need to schedule these

weekly, once all week. listen, every one of us, we know that our country is in crisis. we know that this is not a typical time in politics. we are bankrupting our kids and grandkids. our constitutional rights are under sold each and every day from washington. america is receiving leadership in the world it is making the world a much more dangerous time. i want to come to you this morning with a word of hope and encouragement, all across this country the american people are waking up, and i will tell you today, help is on the way. [applause]. so i want to ask everyone here to look forward, look forward to

january 2017. if i am elected president let me tell you what i intend to do on the first and office, the first thing i intend to do is rescind every single illegal and unconstitutional executive action. [applause]. the president tells us he has a phone and a pen, well you live by the pen, you died by the pen. my pen has any racer. [applause]. sadly the corruption has not

been limited to the white house, it has extended across every agency of the federal government. the second thing i intend to do, on my first day in office, is instruct the department of justice to open an investigation into planned parenthood and these horrible videos. [applause]. and to prosecute any and all criminal conduct by that organization. [applause]. the administration of justice should be blind to party or ideology, the only thing with the department of justice should be within united states of america. the third thing i intend to do

on my first and office, is instruct the department of justice, and the irs, and every other federal agency that the persecution of religious liberty and today. [inaudible] that means every service man and women can worship the lord god almighty with all of his heart, mind, and soul and his commanding officer has nothing to say about it. [applause]. that means the little sisters of

the poor, who hope francis visited this week will find the case against them has been dismissed. [applause]. you know, kim davis is here. [applause]. just a couple of weeks ago i had the opportunity to visit kim. she was in a kentucky jailhouse. six months or a year ago if i had, and said that a christian woman was going to be thrown in jail, locked up in jail, for living, for living her faith the media would have dismissed me as a nutcase.

and to make very clear to the american people that if you vote for hillary, you are voting for iran to acquire nuclear weapons. if you vote for me, under no circumstance with the nation led led by a bureaucratic ayatollah who chanced up to a no america, under under no circumstances will iran be allowed to

repeal every word of obama care. in the days that follow, i will instruct the department of education which should be abolished, i will instruct the department of education that common core and today [applause]. ..